1926 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1926 World Series champions National League champions National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 89–65 (.578) 1st Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Rogers Hornsby The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th season in St. Louis, Missouri and their 35th in the National League. The Cardinals went 89–65 during the season, and after a tight September, finished first in the National League, winning their first National League pennant. It was written that the "fans [in St. Louis] staged the wildest demonstration since the signing of the armistice" in November 1918.Rennie Rud September 30, 1929 Mother Dies, But Hornsby Will Play Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 24 In the World Series, they defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games, ending it by throwing out Babe Ruth at second base in the ninth inning of Game 7 to preserve a 3–2 victory. This was Rogers Hornsby's only full season as manager for the team. Catcher Bob O'Farrell won the MVP Award this year, batting .293, with 7 home runs and 68 RBIs. Led by RBI champion Jim Bottomley, the offense scored the most runs in the NL. Regular season June 22: Grover Cleveland Alexander, a 39-year-old vet and future member of the Hall of Fame, was purchased off the waiver wire from the Chicago Cubs. Alexander went 23-16 for the Cardinals and eventually closed out the World Series. September 22: Tommy Thevenow hit the second and last home run of the season, and of his career. Thevenow would play for another 12 seasons and set a major league record by not hitting a home run in 3,347 at-bats.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 334, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Thevenow did however hit a home run in Game 2 of the 1926 World Series.Game 2 box score, Baseball Reference Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions June 14, 1926: Heinie Mueller was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Billy Southworth.Heinie Mueller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muellhe01.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en June 22, 1926: Future Hall-of-Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander was purchased off of waivers by the Cardinals from the Chicago Cubs. Roster 1926 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Pete Alexander Hi Bell Ed Clough Eddie Dyer Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan Walt Huntzinger Syl Johnson Vic Keen Duster Mails Art Reinhart Flint Rhem Bill Sherdel Allen Sothoron Catchers Bob O'Farrell Ernie Vick Bill Warwick Infielders Les Bell Jim Bottomley Jake Flowers Rogers Hornsby Tommy Thevenow Specs Toporcer Outfielders Ray Blades Taylor Douthit Chick Hafey Wattie Holm Heinie Mueller Billy Southworth Other batters Jack Smith Manager Rogers Hornsby Coaches Bill Killefer Otto Williams Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bob O'Farrell 147 492 144 .293 7 68 1B Jim Bottomley 154 603 180 .299 19 120 2B Rogers Hornsby 134 527 167 .317 11 93 3B Les Bell 155 581 189 .325 17 100 SS Tommy Thevenow 156 563 144 .256 2 63 RF Billy Southworth 99 391 124 .317 11 69 LF Ray Blades 107 416 127 .305 8 43 CF Taylor Douthit 139 530 163 .308 3 52 Other batters Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI OF Chick Hafey 78 225 61 .271 4 38 OF Heinie Mueller Heinie Mueller (outfielder) 52 191 51 .267 3 28 OF Wattie Holm 55 144 41 .285 0 21 2B Specs Toporcer 64 88 22 .250 0 9 IF Jake Flowers 40 74 20 .270 3 9 C Ernie Vick 24 51 10 .196 0 4 C Bill Warwick Bill Warwick (baseball) 9 14 5 .357 0 2 PH Jack Smith Jack Smith (outfielder) 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Flint Rhem 34 258.0 20 7 3.21 72 Bill Sherdel 34 234.2 16 12 3.49 59 Jesse Haines 32 183.0 13 4 3.25 46 Vic Keen 26 152.0 10 9 4.56 29 Pete Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander 23 148.1 9 7 2.91 35 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Art Reinhart 27 143.0 10 5 4.22 26 Hi Bell 27 85.0 6 6 3.18 27 Bill Hallahan 19 56.2 1 4 3.65 28 Syl Johnson Syl Johnson (baseball) 19 49.0 0 3 4.22 10 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Allan Sothoron 15 3 3 0 4.22 19 Walt Huntzinger 9 0 4 0 4.24 9 Eddie Dyer 6 1 0 0 11.57 4 Ed Clough 1 0 0 0 22.50 0 Duster Mails 1 0 1 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors League top five finishers Les Bell #3 in NL in RBI (100) #4 in NL in home runs (17) Ray Blades #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.409) Jim Bottomley NL leader in RBI (120) #2 in NL in home runs (19) Taylor Douthit #3 in NL in stolen bases (23) Flint Rhem NL leader in wins (20) 1926 World Series 1926 World Series GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-STL)Attendance1October 2St. Louis Cardinals1New York Yankees21–061,6582October 3St. Louis Cardinals6New York Yankees21–163,6003October 4New York Yankees0St. Louis Cardinals41–237,7084October 6New York Yankees10St. Louis Cardinals52–238,8255October 7New York Yankees3St. Louis Cardinals23–239,5526October 9St.Louis Cardinals10New York Yankees23–348,6157October 10St. Louis Cardinals3New York Yankees23-4 38,093 St. Louis Cardinals win 4–3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Syracuse Stars International League Burt Shotton A Houston Buffaloes Texas League Joe Mathes C Fort Smith Twins Western Association Everitt Booe D Austin Senators Texas Association Chuck MillerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1926 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1926 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons St Louis Category:1920s in St. Louis